Attorney General Rob Bonta – Page 2

‘Behested’ Bonta Leverages Trump Assassination Attempt to Pass Lawmaker Personal Security Bill

July 16, 2024 4:46 pmJuly 16, 2024 6:39 pm

The attempted assassination on the 45th President and current Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump is being leveraged to resurrect fresh interest in a bill to allow politicians to use unlimited campaign funds for their own security. AB 2041 by Assemblywoman...

DA Gascon’s ‘Lower Crime’ Claims False – State Stats Show Increases

July 9, 2024 4:38 pmJuly 9, 2024 4:40 pm

Throughout his re-election campaign, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has claimed that violent crime is actually down, though he has admitted property crime has increased a teensy bit. Because of these “facts,” Gascon and his backers – like...

California’s Latest Tax Idea: Charge Drivers by the Mile

June 12, 2024 12:30 pmJune 12, 2024 12:30 pm

California has the highest income tax rate in the country (top tier of 14.4 percent), the highest statewide sales tax rate (7.25 percent, plus local sales taxes), and the highest gas tax rate ($0.78 per gallon). Yet it ranks third...

Former Los Angeles DA Lacey Endorses Nathan Hochman

May 6, 2024 3:45 pmMay 6, 2024 3:46 pm

Former Los Angeles County District Attorney and lifelong Democrat Jackie Lacey Monday endorsed Nathan Hochman in his campaign to unseat current DA George Gascon. “We must have leadership at the District Attorney’s Office that understands its mission is to seek...

Advantage, Hochman: Gascon Aide Scandal Dimming Re-Election Hopes?

May 3, 2024 2:45 amMay 3, 2024 2:46 am

Sometimes in politics, campaign gifts just seem to fall out of the sky. So it has happened for Nathan Hochman, the man challenging Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon in November, when Gascon top “ethics and integrity” lieutenant Diana Teran...

LA Superior Court Strikes Down SB 9 – Housing Approvals: A Lesson in Legislative Drafting

May 2, 2024 4:14 pmMay 2, 2024 4:14 pm

On April 22, 2024, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge struck down Senate Bill 9 (Atkins), which was enacted in 2021 as Chapter 162. SB 9 dealt with approvals for housing development. According to the Assembly Floor analysis, SB 9...

ADA Diana Teran Booked, Los Angeles DA Gascon Faces Another Complaint

April 28, 2024 8:04 pmApril 28, 2024 8:04 pm

The past few weeks have not been good for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon. One of his top deputies, Assistant District Attorney Diana Teran, was arrested and charged with 11 felonies by the state Attorney General’s Office and...